I was very excited to get this book! I
had heard the name Eric Metaxas and seen several of his books but
hadn't had the chance to read any until I got this book. I've read
lots of different Christian apologetics books over the years and they
can have a reputation for being dry and somewhat boring, but that was
not the case with this book. The question and answer format of this
book made it interesting and personable. It was like a dialogue
between two interesting people who both have their different opinions
and views but are trying to understand the other side. It made it
more like a dialogue than a sermon – which helps keep your
attention!
I appreciated how Metaxas delved right
into the controversial questions with boldness but not rudeness. That
is something that I always look for when a Christian is addressing
touchy subjects. It is important to have a listening and an
understanding attitude – and Metaxas exemplifies that in this book.
His answers are very respectful and yet incredibly sincere. You can
tell that he is speaking from the heart and from his life experience
and not just preaching a sermon. The best sermons are the ones that
are lived out and not spoken!
There was only one thing that
disappointed me a little bit in this book. All throughout the book,
Metaxas emphasizes how Christianity is not merely a religion, but an
incredible opportunity to have a deep, intimate relationship with
God. He does a great job of focusing on this point and I really
appreciated that because a lot of apologetics books don't talk about
things like that. But then at the end of the book, when he had a
perfect opportunity to explain how to have a relationship with God,
he mostly talked about going to church and the importance of
fellowship with other believers. While fellowship with others is
important, the point of the whole book is fellowship with God. This
book would be a great book to give unbelievers or people who are
seeking to follow God and for that reason, I believe it could have
done a better job of practically explaining what that looks like –
and how you seek God. It's
not hard to see that Metaxas has a relationship with God – and so
because of that, he has the authority and the experience and the
insight to explain what relationship with God looks like practically.
Other than that point – which is
merely my opinion – I thought the book was excellently written. It
was engaging and easy to read. It is a great book to read if you have
questions about God and how He works. I would definitely read other books written by this author.
I received this book from Blogging for Books for this review. But the opinion is completely and entirely my own.
More information: http://waterbrookmultnomah.com/books/113616/everything-you-always-wanted-to-know-about-god-but-were-afraid-to-ask-by-eric-metaxas/
About the Author: http://waterbrookmultnomah.com/authors/68702/eric-metaxas/
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